Mamoru HOSODA

細田守

Mamoru HOSODA

© 2021 STUDIO CHIZU


Mamoru HOSODA, born in Toyama Prefecture in 1967, started his film career after graduating from Kanazawa Art College in 1991 as an animator for Toei Animation. In 1997, he directed the anime series GEGEGE NO KITARO. After directing his first feature-length film ONE PIECE: BARON OMATSURI AND THE SECRET ISLAND (2005), he joined the animation studio Madhouse, where he directed THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (2006). In 2011, he co-founded Studio Chizu. He has since directed the multi-award-winning anime films WOLF CHILDREN (2012 / NC ’13), THE BOY AND THE BEAST (2015 / NC ’18) and MIRAI (2018 / NC ’19).

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Belle, Japan 2021 (Director) NC22
Belle, Japan 2021 (Script) NC22
Mirai, Japan 2018 (Director) NC19
Mirai, Japan 2018 (Script) NC19
The Boy And The Beast, Japan 2015 (Director) NC18
The Boy And The Beast, Japan 2015 (Script) NC18
Wolf Children, Japan 2012 (Director) NC13
Wolf Children, Japan 2012 (Script) NC13

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